Alvin's Formula One Blog

The season is over and it's been weeks without a race. The end of the year is coming up again and the streets will be a madhouse on the eve. I'm staying home as I always do. Just can't stomach the madness. It's gonna a long drag to the season opener in March. News is thin on the ground these days, nothing much to read during my breakfast. So thanks to Joshua Mason, we're getting a guest post today on his take on the BBC and F1 divorce. DON’T TELL THE KIDS!: BBC AND FORMULA 1 ARE GETTING A DIVORCE The kids are crying, there is arguing in the kitchen and the solicitors are rubbing their hands in glee, yes it is that old British tradition, divorce! The two parties involved are the BBC and Formula 1. A sporting marriage longer than most, (apart from a small break in the noughties) is coming to an end and this time it seems to be for good. The news that BBC had cancelled the remainder of its contract came fast, and so did the news that Formula 1 had already...

Happier at Mercedes? Lewis Hamilton has recently taken to writing for an F1 newspaper column, as so many of his peers before him such as David Coulthard and many others. Below is a re-production of his first column for the BBC in which he is quite personal and frank about his life and issues surrounding it. Some of things we take for granted or just assumed without the knowing the person. I met him and spent a short time with him and his father Anthony in 2007, 2008 and 2009, so I have had the rare opportunity to see a glimpse into the type of person he is. And this article is 80% true, of course nobody is perfect and we do try to hide some stuff. Only we would know 100% of ourselves. But how many people do you know or for that matter how many F1 drivers would you think is this frank about themselves? I know this article is a bit late and some of you have read it already and dissected it a million ways but this is for the benefit of those who have not. For the original...

Wednesday 25th February 2009 David Coulthard predicts World Champion Lewis Hamilton will take his game up another notch this year after claiming his maiden title in 2008. Hamilton narrowly missed out on the World Championship in his rookie season in 2007, but he bounced back last year to win the title in dramatic fashion in the final race of the season. Coulthard believes the 24-year-old Hamilton could cut loose this year as he will be more relaxed now that he has a title to his name. "If he hadn't done it in year two, there may have been an element of desperation in year three," Coulthard said. "I think he will be a more relaxed, rounded guy with less to prove. It gives him an opportunity to unleash that last bit of his performance. "Clearly he worked very hard and honed his talent on the racetrack. There were mistakes. Why do mistakes happen? "At a certain point the brain doesn't quit...

Re-published from Planet F1 Sunday 29th June 2008 Lewis Hamilton has had a tough time on and off the track recently, and a man who knows all too well about the pressures of Formula One has warned the McLaren driver that it won't get easier. F1's elder statesman David Coulthard believes Hamilton has to make a few tough decisions if he wants to stay at the top of his game for a long time. Hamilton was recently subjected to an astonishing attack by newspaper after he refused to talk to the press following a disastrous performance at the French GP, and Coulthard has a warned the 23-year-old that life in the fast lane won't get any easier. "If you put yourself out there, there are going to be observations of where you're going, what you're doing," Coulthard told The Telegraph. "People will start to feel that they own a little bit more of you than if you keep a low profile. But that is a decision I am sure Lewis is well able to make. "I never had the s...